And, a Rhode Island Republican lawmaker who once criticized the state legislature by invoking the image of pot-smoking immigrants has been arrested for marijuana possession.

The Providence Journal reports House Minority Leader Robert Watson was stopped at a checkpoint Friday night and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence. He denies the DUI charge.

Watson drew criticism in February when he said the state legislature had its priorities right -- quote -- "if you are a Guatemalan gay man who likes to gamble and smokes marijuana."